Gaza Launches Missile, Hits Israeli School Bus

An anti-tank missile launched from Gaza has hit an Israeli School bus, reportedly injuring two including a 16-year-old boy who suffered severe head trauma. Hamas is being held responsible for the attack and Israeli forces fired back across the border in defense.

Israeli officials suggested that the bus had been deliberately targeted. Israel’s defense minister, Ehud Barak, described the strike on the bus as a terrorist attack, and Lt. Col. Avital Leibovich, a spokeswoman for the Israeli military, said that it would be “impossible” to mistake the large, yellow school bus for a military vehicle.